The Basics
Many of the resources listed in the sections below are marked Restricted Access. You should have
no problem connecting to these from any networked computer on campus. However, by contract, remote access to the Rutgers
University Library's indexes, electronic journals, and electronic reserve articles is available only to current Rutgers
students, faculty and staff. In order to use these from off-campus, you must log in with your Rutgers NetID. For
instructions see the Libraries' Remote Access to Library Resources.
When working from home or some other off-campus locations, you can use the "Off-Campus Link" provided for each Rutgers-restricted resource below to login with your Rutgers NetID and connect to that database or article. Use the link embedded in the citation to access these resources on campus.
To get to readings that your instructor has placed on Reserve in the Library, click here. Once you get to the Lookup box, the easiest way to get to the right list is to search
by the Instructor's name.
IRIS is the online catalog for all the Rutgers University Libraries except the Newark and Camden Law Libraries. Use IRIS to find out if the Rutgers
Libraries have the specific books or journals that you need, or to locate books on topics that you're researching. Show Me How
If a book that you need is not available (not owned/checked out) at the Dana Library, but is available from another Rutgers Library,
you can request delivery of that book to Dana by bringing up the record for the book in IRIS and clicking on tbe
Deliver/Recall button. Show Me
Book Not Available/Not Owned by the Rutgers Libraries?
The fastest way to get a copy of a book that is not owned or not available (checked out/on Reserve/missing etc.) at
the Rutgers Libraries is to request it through E-Z Borrow. E-Z Borrow books are normally received within about five working days.
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If a book is not owned by the Rutgers Libraries and is not available via E-Z Borrow, you can place an Interlibrary Loan request.
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Social Sciences Full Text
Social Sciences Full Text is the basic index for finding articles in the social sciences. It indexes over 550 of the core, English language journals in social science
disciplines including public administration, political science, public welfare, urban studies, sociology and social work, and women's studies. Indexes many journals back to 1982 and,
beginning with 1995, includes many full-text articles.
Off-Campus Link Restricted Access.
Need More?
While Social Sciences Full Text will usually give you what you need for a basic research paper, indexes that focus on specific disciplines
may considerably expand your research base. You'll find links to some of these in the Finding Articles section below.
Want to maximize your use of Library resources? Check out Searchpath, the Libraries' interactive tutorial.
Researchers in the social sciences would most likely be asked to use APA (American Psychological Association) style when citing sources used in a research paper. The APA Publication Manual
is available at the Dana Library Reference Desk. The Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison also has an excellent
introduction to APA Documentation that will give you the basic information you
need to create APA citations and reference lists.
You can also import references from IRIS and many of the electronic databases into RefWorks, a web-based bibliography and database manager. RefWorks will build your bibliography for you based on whatever style sheet you specify (MLA, Chicago, etc.). For information on setting up your (free) RefWorks account see
the RefWorks FAQ.
Not sure when you need to cite something? Check out the Plagiarism Guide
Remember that plagerism is a violation of the Rutgers University Policy on Academic Integrity for Undergraduate and Graduate Students and could result
in your dismissal from the University!
Finding Books: Library Catalogs
IRIS
The online catalog for the Rutgers University Libraries. IRIS is not a restricted database, anyone can access it from anywhere. However if you're coming in from off-campus and trying to connect to electronic journals or e-reserves from
within IRIS you will need to be logged in. So you might find it less frustrating to use the off-campus version.
Newark Law
Camden Law
Rutgers Law library materials are not listed in IRIS. So if your project is in some way law-related, be sure and use the Law library catalogs.
Center for Research Libraries
CRL is consortium of North American university and independent research libraries that acquires and preserves newspapers, journals, documents,
foreign dissertations, archives, and other expensive or hard to find materials. As Rutgers is a CRL member, these materials are considered part of Rutgers' collections and can be borrowed via Interlibrary Loan. In addition to
the materials listed in their catalog, CRL also supports and provides access to special collections such as the Latin American Microform Project (LAMP),
International Dissertations, and Global Newspapers
Finding Articles plus: Indexes
This is a selected list of databases that you may find useful. There are many other indexes that may focus more specifically on the particular topic that you are researching. Check out the
complete list of Rutgers online indexes and databases.
Social Sciences Full Text
The basic index for finding articles in the social sciences. Indexes over 550 of the core, English language journals in social science
disciplines including public administration, political science, public welfare, urban studies, sociology and social work, and women's studies. Indexes many journals back to 1982 and,
beginning with 1995, includes many full-text articles.
Off-Campus Link Restricted Access.
Google Scholar
Use the Google search engine to search specifically for scholarly literature including books, peer-reviewed articles, theses, preprints, and technical reports. Links to the full-text of articles from open access (available without a subscription) journals and preprint repositories.
Political Science, Public Policy, and International Affairs
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
1975-
Index to over 1,300 journals in political science, international relations, public policy and related fields.
Off-Campus Link
Restricted Access
Public Affairs Information Service
1915-
Index to books, reports, government documents, and journals dealing with political, social, and public policy issues.
Off-Campus Link
Restricted Access
CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online
1991- Database of full-text working papers, research reports, conference proceedings, policy briefs, and journal articles
relating to international affairs.
Off-Campus Link
Restricted Access
Women in Politics Bibliographic Database
Index with abstracts to books, articles and reports produced throughout the world on the subject of women in politics. From the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
Philosophy and Religion
Philosopher's Index
1940- Index to over 480 journals worldwide, as well as books, relating to social and political philosophy and concepts, the philosophy of law, the philosophy of religion, etc.
Off-Campus Link
Restricted Access
ATLA Religion Database
1949- . Index to 650 journals representing all the major religious faiths, as well as some 14,000 multi-authored works, relating to Biblical studies, world religions, Church history and
religious perspectives on social issues.
Off-Campus Link Restricted Access
History
America: History and Life
1964- . The most comprehensive index to American (U.S. and Canada) history. Indexes over 2000 journals worldwide, as well as book reviews and dissertations.
Off-Campus Access Restricted Access.
Historical Abstracts
1955- . The most comprehensive index to world history (excluding that of the U.S. and Canada) from 1450 to the present. Indexes over 2,000 history and history-related
journals worldwide, as well as book reviews and dissertations.
Off-Campus Access Restricted Access.
Communications and Sociology
Communications & Mass Media
Index to journals, as well as some encyclopedias and handbooks, relating to communications and mass media studies. Includes the full text of over 280 titles, some going back to the
early 1900s.
Off-Campus Access Restricted Access.
Communication Abstracts
1977-
Index to 160 communications-related journals, reports, papers, and books.
Off-Campus Link
Restricted Access
Sociological Abstracts
1963-
Index to approximately 1800 scholarly and professional journals in sociology and related disciplines, as well as to books reviews, books, book chapters,
dissertations and conference papers.
Off-Campus Link
Restricted Access
Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice Abstracts
Comprehensive index to journals, books, government publications, dissertations, and reports relating to criminal justice, criminology, and related disciplines from 1968 to the present.
This index is based on materials found in the Criminal Justice Collection located in the Rutgers Center for Law and Justice in Newark, and is the most complete catalog for that collection.
Off-Campus Link
Restricted Access
Dissertations
Dissertations and Theses
Index to doctoral dissertations and master's theses. American doctoral dissertations indexed back to 1861. Most dissertations can be requested via
Interlibrary Loan; Rutgers dissertations from 1997 on are available online to Rutgers users via the "Order a Copy" option.
Off-Campus Link Restricted Access
The Media
Getting the News
For links to many newspaper sites with online searchable archives, as well as to physical collections of newspapers see the
Newspapers Research Guide.
Many newspapers allow you to register and receive free access to at least a portion of that day's published articles.
The New York Times
The Washington Post
The Star-Ledger
Contemporary Accounts
Access World News
Access to the full text of over 600 U.S. and over 700 international newspapers.
Off-Campus Access Restricted Access
Factiva
A vast archive which includes the full-text of 8,000 leading newspapers, magazines, trade journals, newsletters, and television and radio transcripts. Ten to twenty year+ backfile for many titles.
Off-Campus Access Restricted Access.
World News Connection
Translated and English-language news and information from Central Eurasia, China, East Asia, Near East & South Asia,
East Europe, West Europe, Latin America, and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Off-Campus Access
Restricted Access.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
News, news transcripts, special reports and analyses, and radio broadcasts to and about Russia, Eastern and Southeastern Europe,
Central and Southwestern Asia, and the Middle East.
Voice of America
Regional and international news, editorials, reports, radio broadcasts and webcasts in English and other languages.
An international multimedia broadcasting service funded by the U.S. government.
Historical Accounts
Historical New York Times
Allows you to search and display the full image of articles published in the New York Times back to 1851. The two+ most recent years are not
included, use Access World News.
Off-Campus Access
Restricted Access.
Union Lists
Union lists identify where runs of specific newspapers are physically held;
newspapers on microform may be requested on Interlibrary Loan.
- Newspapers in Microform. United States. Washington : Library of Congress, 2 vols.
- Lists newspapers published in the U.S. by state, city, and title. Indicates which libraries have microform holdings of those titles.
- Dana Call Number: Ref. Z6951.U56a yr.1948/83
- Chronological Lists of U.S. Newspapers in Microform Available at the Library of Congress: 1940-1989
- Chronological lists arranged by state city, and title. Some microfilm are heavily used onsite and are not available for interlibrary loan from the Library of Congress.
- Newspapers in Microform. Foreign Countries. Washington : Library of Congress, 2 vols.
- Lists newspapers by country, city, and title. Indicates which libraries have microform holdings of those titles.
- Dana Call Number: Ref. Z6945.U515a yr.1948/83
- Foreign Newspapers at the Center for Research Libraries
- Database of more than 6000 titles of non-U.S. newspapers (current and restrospective) held by CRL.
- Foreign Newspapers at the Library of Congress
- Newspapers currently received and permanently retained on microfilm.
- African Newspapers Union List (AFRINUL)
- Database of holdings information for newspapers (current and retrospective) published in sub-Saharan Africa. Holdings currently only reflect North American collections. Project administered by the Center for Research Libraries.
- Slavic and East European Newspaper Index
- Newspapers held by the Slavic and East European Library at the University of Illinois--one of the largest collections in North America.
THOMAS - Legislative Information on the Internet
Browse or search legislation from the 93d (1973) Congress to the present. You can also search the full text of the
Congressional Record from the 101st (1989) Congress to the present, browse or search the full text of House and Senate
committee reports from the 104th (1995) Congress to the present, search Presidential Nominations from the 100th (1987) Congress to the present, and search for information about treaties back to the 90th (1967) Congress.
Index to Legal Periodicals Full Text
1982 - Index, in many cases with full text (1994- ), to English-language legal journals, law reviews, yearbooks, institutes, symposia, court decisions, legislation, books, and government publications.
Note: In order to limit your search to the Index to Legal Periodicals you must select "Legal (ILP)" from the pull-down Subject Area list.
Off-Campus Link Restricted Access
LexisNexis Academic
Includes law review articles, Shepard's citations of U.S. Supreme Court cases, federal and state cases and laws, Canadian, European Union, and Commonwealth and Foreign Nations case law.
Off-Campus Link Restricted Access
CQ Researcher
Extensive collection of weekly reports from Congressional Quarterly. Each report offers data, a variety of opinion, and a bibliography on a specific 'hot' issue.
Off-Campus Access
Restricted Access
Almanac of Policy Issues
Background information, archived documents, and links on major U.S. public policy issues.
Public Agenda Online
A nonpartisan, nonprofit public opinion research and citizen education organization, Public Agenda offers background information, in-depth analyses and opinion studies on a variety of public policy issues.
Public Opinion Polls
iPoll
Roper Center for Public Opinion Research compilation of questions from U.S. national level public opinion polls from a variety of sources. Includes polls back to 1935.
Off-Campus Link Restricted Access
Polling the Nations
"A compilation of the full-text of the questions and responses from over 14,000 national, state and
local surveys conducted since 1986 by over 1000 polling organizations in the United States and one hundred other countries."
Off-Campus Link
Restricted Access
Gallup Poll
Includes summaries of recent Gallup public opinion polls. Access to back files of full reports requires a subscription.
Gallup Poll Briefing
2000- Weekly summary and analysis of the latest Gallup Poll findings. Off-Campus Link
Restricted Access
Gallup Poll summaries are also available in:
- Gallup Poll Tuesday Briefing (print edition) 2002- Ref HM261 .A1G34
- Gallup Poll Monthly 1989-2002 Ref HM261 .A1G3
- Gallup Report 1981-1989 Ref HM261.G35
- Gallup Opinion Index 1967-1981 Ref. HM261.G35
The Harris Poll
Results of telephone and online public opinion surveys by HarrisInteractive.
Washington Post On Politics
The Washington Post regularly polls Americans on questions of national interest.
CBS News Polls
Approximately a six-month archive.
Pew Research Center Survey Reports
Formerly the Times Mirror Center for People and the Press, the Pew Research Center studies attitudes toward the press, politics and public policy issues. Reports back to 1987 available.
New Jersey Polls
Eagleton Poll Archive
Survey results and questionnaires from the quarterly Rutgers Eagleton Institute's survey of New Jersey residents
on questions of political and social interest from 1971 to the present.
Quinnipiag University Poll: New Jersey
Surveys of New Jersey residents concerning political races, state and national elections, and issues of public concern from 1997 to the present.
New Jersey
Politics1: Online Guide to New Jersey Politics
New Jersey Legislature Home Page
Includes legislative bills with histories back to 1996; the New Jersey State Constitution;
a searchable index to New Jersey Statutes;
legislative reports; and transcripts of some
public hearings
New Jersey Public Policy Research Institute
"The New Jersey Public Policy Research Institute, (NJPPRI) identifies, analyzes and disseminates information critical to informed
public policy development in and for the African-American community in New Jersey and the region."
Elections
New Jersey Election Information and Results
Detailed information on candidates, primary and general election results, public questions, and vote counts by county and by congressional district back to 1998. Some primary and general election data back to 1920.
Summary Data on New Jersey Governmental Affairs Agents
Annual lobbying data. Agents, benefits by recipient and provider, expenditures by category, etc. One of the annual Campaign
and Lobbying series produced by the New Jersey
Election Law Enforcement Commission.
Municipalities
The New Jersey Municipal Data Book. Montclair, N.J., New Jersey Associates, 1981- Annual
One page summaries [sample] of the population, government, finances, schools, and other characterisitics of each of New Jersey's towns and cities.
Dana Call Number: REF HD4606.N49N5. Most recent volume at Reference Desk.
New Jersey State League of Municipalities
"A voluntary association created to help communities do a better job of self-government through pooling information resources
and brain power. It is authorized by State Statute and since 1915, has been serving local officials throughout the Garden State.
More than 560 municipalities are members of the League. Over 560 mayors and 13,000 elected and appointed officials of
member municipalities are entitled to all of the services and privileges of the League."
2008 Legislative Priorities
The Newark Experience: Government and Politics
Bibliography of resources (books, articles, web sites) relating to the municipal government and political life of the city of Newark.
CamdenBase
Database of citations to articles, books, book chapters, government documents, and other published materials relating to the political, social, and economic history
of the city of Camden from 1945 to the present. Bulk of the database consists of the lead paragraphs of articles relating to Camden published in the Camden Courier-Post.
Maps
New Jersey Congressional Districts
New Jersey Legislative Districts
New Jersey Political Subdivisions
International Affairs
U.S. Foreign Relations
To find books on relations of the United States with other countries or regions, check IRIS,
the Rutgers Libraries online catalog, using SUBJECT begins with
United States Foreign Relations [Country/Region Name]
For example: united states foreign relations afghanistan
Basic Resources
Chronology
Chronological History of U.S. Foreign Relations. Lester H. Brune. 2d edition. New York : Routledge, 2003. 3 vols.
Chronology of events relevant to U.S. relations with other nations as well as events in other countries that influenced American decisions. v. 1. 1607-1932 -- v. 2. 1933-1988 -- v. 3. 1989-2000.
Vol. 3 includes an analytical index. For example
Dana Call Number: Ref. E183.7.B745 2003
Encyclopedias
- Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy: Studies of the Principal Movements and Ideas
- Editors, Alexander DeConde et. al. 2d edition. New York, Scribner, 2002. 3 vols.
121 in-depth scholarly essays on the concepts, themes, movements, and distinctive policies found in the history of American foreign relations. List of Articles
- Dana Call Number: Ref. E183.7.E52 2002
- Encyclopedia of U.S. Foreign Relations
- New York : Oxford University Press, 1997. 4 vols.
1,024 scholarly entries relating to the political, economic, military, and cultural interactions of the U.S. government and the American people with other nations and peoples.
Most entries include bibliography.
- Dana Call Number: Ref. E183.7.E53 1997
Bibliographies
- American Foreign Relations Since 1600: A Guide to the Literature
- Robert L. Beisner, editor. 2nd edition. Santa Barbara, CA., ABC-CLIO, 2003. 2 vols.
The basic resource for identifying materials (primary documents, books, essays, articles, dissertations, reference sources) on American foreign relations. Based on Burns (below) but without the lengthy historiographic essays and maps.
Chronological arrangement with each chapter preceded by a detailed table of contents. Annotated entries.
- Dana Call Number: Ref. E183.7 .A44 2003
- Guide to American Foreign Relations Since 1700
- Richard Dean Burns. Santa Barbara, Calif., ABC-Clio, 1983.
The classic bibliographic guide to American foreign relations. Arranged by historical period; annotated entries, extensive historiographic essays, maps, and biographies of key figures.
- Dana Call Number: Ref. E183.7 .G83 1983
- U.S. Foreign Policy Under President Bush
- NATO Library Thematic Bibliographies No.6/2003.
- Iraq Three Years On
- NATO Library Thematic Bibliographies No.2/2006.
- Afghanistan Five Years On: An Assessment
- NATO Library Thematic Bibliographies No.2/2007.
Primary Documents
- Foreign Relations of the United States
- U.S. Department of State. Washington, D.C., 1861- .
The 'official' documentary record of U.S. foreign policy. Correspondance, reports, and documents relating to U.S. diplomatic history, published with a delay of approximately 25 years.
The most recent volumes (Truman - Nixon/Ford) are available online.
The State Department maintains a list of all volumes that have been published.
- Dana Call Number: JX233 .A3
Index to 1939-1945 volumes: Ref. JX233 .A3 Suppl.
- Foreign Relations of the United States 1861-1958/60
- The University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries in collaboration with the University of Illinois at Chicago Libraries have digitized a large portion of the first hundred years of the FRUS. Volumes can be browsed or searched.
- Declassified Documents Reference System
- Full-text database of documents that have been declassified by the U.S. government. Includes CIA, FBI, State Department, National Security Agency, and White House documents, among others. Largest coverage beginning after World War II,
although some earlier documents are included.
Off-Campus Access Rutgers-restricted Access
Countries and Cultures
Country Studies
Online versions of the Country Studies/Area Handbooks series published by the Federal Research Division of the
Library of Congress. A basic resource for an overview of a particular country. Note: The Handbooks
found here are electronic versions of studies published between 1988 and 1998, when Congress withdrew funding for this program.
Funding was restored for 2004 and work continues on several new editions as well as updated Country Profiles.
However, no funding has been allocated since 2004.
Background Notes
Information on all the countries of the world with which the United States has relations.
CountryWatch
Includes reports on 191 countries worldwide with up-to-date political, economic, cultural, business, and environmental information, as well as current and archived
country-specific news.
Off-Campus Access Restricted Access
Portals to the World
The Library of Congress's excellent collection of selected links to in-depth information about the nations and areas of the world. Arranged by country or area, then by categories such as "Business, Commerce, and Economy;"
"Government, Politics, and Law;" "Science and Technology;" "Society," etc.
Index of Economic Freedom
Database of country-by-country analyses and data on trade, foreign investment, government intervention, monetary policy, black markets, etc. From the conservative
Heritage Foundation.
Levinson, David, ed. Encyclopedia of World Cultures. 10 vols. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1991-1996.
Each volume is devoted to a geographic area and includes a cultural map for that area. There is an entry for each
cultural group including information on location, linguistic affiliation, history and cultural relations,
settlements, economy, kinship, marriage and family, sociopolitical organization, religion and expressive culture, as well
as a list of publications about both the traditional and current culture.
Dana Call Number: Ref. GN550 .E53 1991.
Regional Studies
Africa
Africa-Wide: NiPad
Search across 30 databases providing access to multi-disciplinary information on Africa. Indexes books, journals, newspapers, government publications, and popular
magazines.
Off-Campus Access
(Restricted Access)
Bibliography of Africana Periodical Literature Database
Index to over 61,000 articles from 502 journals that specialize in African Studies or consistently cover the African continent. Journals indexed in their entirety.
Asia
Asia Studies Full-Text
Index to a database of full-text reports covering 53 countries including all of Asia, Australia/New Zealand, the Americas Pacific Rim, and the Pacific Islands. Reports cover a wide range of topics including
business, economics, the environment, politics, education, and women's studies.
Off-Campus Access Restricted Access
South Asia Resources Database
Searchable database of over 120,000 records--books, serials, archive collections, and ephemera--about South Asia available in Australia; complemented by a database of some 150,000 items of
South Asia Resources Not Held in Australia.
Bibliography of Asian Studies. Ann Arbor, Michigan, Association for Asian Studies, 1968-
Index to Western-language books, articles, book chapters, and conference papers on all parts of Asia arranged by geographical area and subject.
Dana Call Number: Ref. Z3001 .B498 Dana Holdings: 1970-1988
1956-1968 published as the September issue of the Journal of Asian Studies;
available online via JSTOR.
China's Foreign Relations
NATO Library Thematic Bibliographies No.1/2006
Taiwan and Its Relations with China
NATO Library Thematic Bibliographies No.6/2001.
The Americas
Handbook of Latin American Studies
1935- . Selective, annotated bibliography of books, book chapters, articles, and
conference papers published in the field of Latin American studies. Coverage alternates between social sciences and the humanities on a biennial basis.
Hispanic-American Periodical Index [HAPI]
1970- . The major multidisciplinary periodical index for Latin American Studies. Indexes over 500 scholarly
journals published in the U.S. and Latin America.
Off-Campus Access
Restricted Access.
Political Database of the Americas
Search or browse thematically arranged reference materials, primary documents, comparative studies and statistical data for countries in the Western
Hemisphere. Categories include: Constitutions and Comparative Constitutional Analysis; Electoral Systems and Data; Decentralization and Local Governance; Political Parties;
Executive Branch; Legislative Branch; Judicial Branch; Democracy, Security and Conflict Prevention; and Civil Society. From the Georgetown University Center for Latin American Studies.
Europe
ERPA: European Research Papers Archive
Index to online working papers relating to European Integration research.
European Integration Current Contents
View or search tables of contents of over 100 journals relevant to European Integration research - law, human rights, economics, history and political sciences. Coverage from 1998 for most journals.
Eastern Europe
Letopis' Zhurnal'nykh Statei Online
Index to approximately 3 million articles published in Soviet-era periodicals from 1956 to 1975. Includes journals from the social sciences, humanities, natural sciences, and popular literature. Requires Cyrillic input; virtual keyboard provided. A project of the Indiana University Digital Library Program.
Constitution of the Russian Federation
CIA Declassified Documents: The Princeton Collection
A collection of declassified analytic documents on the former Soviet Union, produced by the CIA's Directorate of Intelligence between 1951 and 1991. Documents were originally released for a 2001 conference held at Princeton University that focused on the role of intelligence in the Cold War.
Ukraine Since Independence
NATO Library Thematic Bibliographies No.8/2004.
NATO and the Russian Federation
NATO Library Thematic Bibliographies No.2/2005.
Barometer Surveys
Survey of Eastern European post-Communist countries. "Each survey uses a questionnaire with innovative indicators specially relevant in transition societies: support for democracy and undemocratic alternatives; corruption; attitudes to enlarging Europe; coping with a multiplicity of economies, monetized and non-monetized; relative affluence and destitution; and demographics: age, education, gender, urban/rural residence, etc." Only abstacts are available online. From the Centre for the Study of Public Policy (CSPP) at the University of Aberdeen.
Middle East
RAMBI: Index to Articles on Jewish Studies
Index to selective articles relating to Jewish studies and Israel. From the Jewish National and University Library. 1966- .
The Arab-Israeli Conflict: Historical Perspective
NATO Library Thematic Bibliographies No.9/2004.
UNISPAL: UN Information System on the Question of Palestine
Search or browse a large collection of current and historical United Nations documents concerning the question of Palestine
and related issues since 1946.
Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI)
The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) explores the Middle East through the region's media. Includes clips and translations of Arabic,
Farsi, and Hebrew media, as well as original analysis of political, ideological, intellectual, social, cultural, and religious trends in the Middle East.
Bibliographies on the Middle East
Collection of links.
News Sources for the Middle East
Part of the World-Wide Web Virtual LIbrary.
International Governmental Organizations
International Governmental Organizations
Alphabetical list of IGOs with links to their primary web sites. From the Library at Northwestern University.
The United Nations
UNBISnet: United Nations Bibliographic Information System
UN and other documents and publications indexed by the UN Dag Hammarskjold Library in New York and the UN Library in Geneva. Full coverage from 1979 but many older titles
continue to be added. Many links to full-text documents. You can also search voting records for all resolutions adopted by the General Assembly (1983- ) and the Security Council (1946- ), and
for speeches (1983- ) made in the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council, and the Trusteeship Council.
AccessUN
Database indexing UN documents (General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council, Trusteeship Council, Secretariat,
and the International Court of Justice) and publications back to 1946, with links to some full text documents.
Also indexes articles in UN periodicals.
Off-Campus Link Restricted Access
Official Document System of the United Nations
1993- Index to the full text of UN parliamentary documents (resolutions and decisions from the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council,
Trusteeship Council, and their subsidiary bodies). Also includes documents from global conference convened by the UN.
Official resolutions and decisions back to 1946 are in the "Resolutions" database, available from the "Advanced Search" screen.
UN Wire
Archive as well daily email briefing (free) of news about the UN and about international affairs.
The Evolution of the United Nations Since 1995.
NATO Library Thematic Bibliographies No.7/2003.
OECD
SourceOECD
Online library of publications, including 24 periodicals as well as many statistical series,
from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Focuses on the OECD's thirty
member countries,
although information on the some 70 other countries and non-governmental organizations with whom the OECD has an active relationship
if also available.
Off-Campus Link
Restricted Access
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
In addition to recent news, opinion and analysis, speeches, etc., site includes an
On-line Library of topical publications, reference works, speeches and articles, and updates on current activities. Official Texts
includes documents relating to the antecedents of the Alliance, juridical texts and format agreements (1949-1997), and key policy
documents. The NATO Library publishes a series of excellent, partially-annotated Thematic Bibliographies.
NATO's Strategic Choices: An Historical Overview.
NATO Library Thematic Bibliographies No.8/2003.
Data
Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2007 & 2008
The basic annual U.S. statistical compilation. You can also link to tables from the 2001-2006 editions.
However the PDF file format makes for cumbersome data retrieval. A modified version of Statistical Abstract tables can also be found by searching Lexis-Nexis Statistical.
Print copies of latest edition of the Statistical Abstract are available at the Dana Reference Desk.
LexisNexis Statistical
Index to statistics published by the U.S. government (1973- ), by international intergovernmental organizations (1983- ), by professional and trade organizations, by
U.S. state government agencies, by independent research organizations, and by universities and research centers (1980- ).
Off-Campus Link
Restricted Access
SourceOECD Statistics
Statistical series from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Includes a wide array of business, economic, and social statistics relating to the OECD's thirty
member countries, as well as information collected on non-member countries.
Off-Campus Link
Restricted Access
United Nations Common Database (UNCDB)
Index to data elements from more than 400 UN statistical series. Includes data on internatinal trade, national accounts, energy, industry, environment, and transport, as well as
demographic and social statistics. Data can be output in comma-delimited (.csv), Excel spreadsheet (.xls), or HTML formats.
Off-Campus Link
Restricted Access
ICPSR
ICPSR Data Access & Analysis
Rutgers is a member of the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, a hugh social sciences data archive hosted at the University of Michigan. Rutgers users can download
ICPSR data sets and use them to generate charts, graphs, or other statistical reports.
Off-Campus Access Note: If you're a Rutgers user connecting from off-campus you must use the off-campus link
if you're plannig on downloading data.
U.S. Demographics
American FactFinder
Select query elements to create maps and view data tables based on Census 2000, the 1990 Census, the American Community
Survey, and the Economic Census. See definitions of the major geographic units for which census data is available.
1980 and 1970 Census of Population are located in the Census area in the Dana Library Reference Room. Population
characteristics for the nation and by state (including county, central city, and place data) are available in the
General Social and Economic Characteristics volumes:
- 1980 CENSUS OF POPULATION, General Social and Economic Characteristics, U.S. Summary (C3.223/7:980)
- 1980 CENSUS OF POPULATION, General Social and Economic Characteristics, Pt. 32 New Jersey (C32.223/7:980/c32)
- 1970 CENSUS OF POPULATION, General Soical and Economic Characteristics, New Jersey (C3.223/9:970/C32)
You will need to use the Table Finding Guide in the front of each volume to locate the data that you need.
Historical Census Browser
Generate selected characteristics of the population down to the state and county level from 1790 to 1960.
U.S. Census of Governments
2002 Census of Governments: Federal, State, and Local Governments
Covers government organization, public employment, and government finance.
Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice: Statistics
Part of the Rutgers Libraries Criminal Justice Research Guide.
Women
The World's Women, 2000: Trends and Statistics. 3rd edition. New York, United Nations, 2000.
Data documenting progress for women worldwide in six areas: health, human rights and political decision-making, work, education and communication,
population, and families.
Dana Call Number: Ref. HQ1154 .W675 2000
The World's Women 2005: Progress in Statistics
"Focuses on [the] issue of national reporting of sex disaggregated statistics in such areas as demographics, health, education, work, violence against women, poverty, human rights and decision-making..reviews and analyses the current availability
of data and assesses progress made in the provision of national statistics, as opposed to internationally prepared estimates, relevant to gender concerns during the past 30 years."
GenderStats: Database of Gender Statistics
Gender statistics and indicators by country and region. Includes indicators for themes that range from health and education to political
participation and poverty. Sex-disaggregated data for some themes are limited or not available. Based on national statistics,
UN databases, and World Bank-conducted or funded surveys. Maintained by the World Bank Group.
Women in Politics
Center for American Women and Politics
Current and historical data on women office-holders and candidates, as well as data on the gender gap and voting patterns. The Center also makes available
various reports on women candidates and elected officials.
Women in Parliaments: World and Regional Averages
Current summary data plus archived data back to 1997. The Inter-Parliamentary Union's PARLINE Database also allows you to search for the results
of the most recent election in all countries where a national legislature exists.
Maps
Perry-Castaņeda Library Map Collection
Online maps of current and general interest. From the Univesity of Texas in Austin.
International Affairs Resources: Maps
Links to map resources from the WWW Virtual Library.
Other Dana Library Guides
| America & the World | |
| American Government | |
| Nationalism | |
| Comparative Politics | |
| Evolution of the Global System | |
| World Politics: Globalization & Economic Relations | |
Public Policy
| Contemporary Social Welfare Policies & Programs | |
| History of Social Welfare Policies & Programs | |
Urban Planning
| Housing & Community Development | |
| The American City | |
American History
| American Immigration History | |
| American Labor History | |
New Jersey
| New Jersey Communities | |
| The Newark Experience | |
| Newark by the Numbers | |
War, Terrorism, and Genocide
| Just War Tradition | |
| Vietnam War and 9/11 | |
| Terrorism: Anthropological Perspectives | |
| Transitional Justice | |
Corrections?
Natalie Borisovets (natalieb@andromeda.rutgers.edu)
John Cotton Dana Library
April 4, 2006
Revised October 5, 2008
Political Science Research